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Next Door Shelter - Episcopal Community Services

Provides safe, 24-hour access to shelter for unhoused adults in San Francisco.

Next Door Shelter has 334 beds with separate sections for men and women. Residents receive two meals daily. They can also access case management and mental health services through ECS's San Francisco Shelter Treatment Access and Resources Team (SF START).Next Door includes beds reserved for veterans and persons awaiting admission to community based treatment programs. Many of those who stay at Next Door are addressing substance abuse problems, and some are coping with mental health issues and chronic medical conditions.

Despite challenges, many shelter residents are able to move into housing as affordable units or other options such as residential treatment become available.

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Questions & Answers

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If you have stayed in this shelter, how was your stay?

User Answers

  1. Not enough help to get housing

    Answer posted on Mar 13, 2023 0
  2. This place is TERRIBLE. all the employees are ex-con with attitudes. The food is the disgusting - the clients are fine- but the employees are not. DO NOT STAY HERE...

    Answer posted on Aug 25, 2023 0
  3. Can't complain about the shelter, everything is provided for you. Including tools to get into an SRO

    Answer posted on Oct 25, 2023 0

Is this a safe shelter to stay in?

User Answers

  1. Yes

    Answer posted on Mar 13, 2023 0
  2. Yes

    Answer posted on Oct 25, 2023 0
  3. No

    Answer posted on May 10, 2024 0

Do they accept pets at this shelter?

User Answers

  1. Yes

    Answer posted on Jun 7, 2023 0
  2. Yes

    Answer posted on Oct 25, 2023 0
  3. Yes

    Answer posted on May 10, 2024 0

Do you have any advice for those wanting to stay at this shelter?

User Answers

  1. It's packed.

    Answer posted on Mar 13, 2023 0
  2. Get a good lock, If you have anything nice or valuable lock it up or it will disappear.

    Answer posted on Oct 25, 2023 0
  3. Look else where.

    Answer posted on May 10, 2024 0

How long can you stay here?

User Answers

  1. More than a month

    Answer posted on Mar 13, 2023 0

1 Comment

  1. Beau
    Beau
    Oct 24, 2024Reply
    I reserved a bed and was given bed 142. When I arrived at the shelter, there was no reservation. The manager on duty was rude and unprofessional. He threw my belongings, including my walker, into Polk Street.

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